Every time I start out from my office to reach our meeting venue, I check Google maps to get an idea about the time it would take me to cover the distance. And every time, Google is almost accurate. Pause for a moment and think. If Google can be so accurate down ...
Category: Timer
A timer script on being qualified
“You are qualified.” Don’t these words sound like music to your ears? Be it a credit card, a job vacancy or a sports competition, being qualified gives you a sense of pride. And so it is in Toastmasters as well. In every ...
A timer script based on clubhouse
Clubhouse is all the rage and I joined recently to see why. Once I understood how the app works, there was one flaw I noticed immediately, especially as a Toastmaster. Most people when given a chance to talk would do so ...
A timer script with a reasoning
If you asked me to introduce myself, I can do so in two minutes, an hour or even a day. The point is on the same subject people can either squeeze their words or expand them to fit any amount ...
A Timer’s script for an on time Toastmasters meeting
It is said that well begun is half done. Now we did begin well today. Our SAA TM Name was on clock when she began reading the golden rules in a rather enthusiastic fashion. But as the proverb ...
A timer script for the space enthusiast
Toastmasters meetings are well thought out carefully planned events. Our agendas can rival NASA’s rocket launch programs. Just like them, events here occur in a sequenced and timely ...
A timer script for a delayed meeting
We started this meeting 15 minutes late. And while the General Evaluator is sure to comment upon the same later, I am here to warn you about another catastrophe in the making. Every speaker has a pre defined time ...
A Timer script inspired from Confucius
Confucius has said “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you.” In simple words, treat others the way you would like to be treated. For example – nobody likes their valuable time to be wasted and therefore, it would be wise if we didn’t waste other’s ...
A timer script on disappointment
Haven’t we all experienced intense anger when someone disrespects our time? An extreme sense of frustration, irritation perhaps bordering on the level of exasperation. Now imagine a public speaker or a leader doing the same - he has the potential to piss ...
A Timer script with smart liners
We can manufacture a clock or a watch in a factory. But we cannot manufacture time in the same factory. The next best thing we can do however is to use whatever time we have in the best possible way. This is equally true ...